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| Dairy Processing Technologies |
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| Extension
officers at the training course on dairy processing in Idleb, Syria. |
Dairy production and value addition is a major
income opportunity for rural women. In response to a request from the Agricultural
Directorate in Idleb province, Syria, ICARDA conducted a training course
on dairy processing for extension officers, to support national efforts
on dairy promotion. The course was held on 6-8 January, at the Ministry
of Agriculture’s Training and Upgrading Center in Idleb. There were
29 participants, all women, from the Department of Rural Women’s Development.
The course covered a range of topics: milk secretion (physiology), milk
composition, milk quality, and processing of four types of dairy products
– cheese, yogurt, labneh (a form of dense yogurt with most of the water
content removed), and whey products.
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